[jQuery] Re: remove() deletes events in jQuery 1.2.1. Why?

Hey, http://brandonaaron.net/docs/livequery/ Destroying events connected to a removed element helps prevent memory leaks -- it is really the correct behavior. Well in most cases it probably is. However I actually got my own little "framework" used by all plugins I wrote, which attaches eve

[jQuery] Re: remove() deletes events in jQuery 1.2.1. Why?

If you haven’t seen the livequery plugin, I would recommend looking it over – this would really be the correct solution to this. http://brandonaaron.net/docs/livequery/ Destroying events connected to a removed element helps prevent memory leaks – it is really the correct behavior. JK

[jQuery] Re: remove() deletes events in jQuery 1.2.1. Why?

Hi Felix, I presume you mean you upgraded from 1.1.3 to 1.2.1. The you're correct about the change being an "anti-memory leak" fix. You can do one of two things: 1. Use the native "removeChild()" method ( http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/DOM:element.removeChild ). This won't delete the event